Zhou Family Tea Masters Collection

The Wuyi mountain district in Fujian Province is one of the most famous and well-regarded tea growing regions. Tradition holds that it is where oolong tea was first grown and it is certainly the centre of the roasted oolongs tradition. The Wuyi mountain district is also where Lapsang Souchong was first grown. Wuyi teas are also known as Yancha, ‘rock tea’, because of the craggy mountainous terrain they are grown in.

Our Yancha is from tea gardens within the Wuyi mountain range and the Phoenix Mountain area of Guangdong Province that have been owned by the Zhou family of tea masters for generations. They grow and process the tea traditionally on small plots, each one giving a unique flavour and aroma. We source these teas directly from the Zhou family.

The Wuyi mountain district in Fujian Province is one of the most famous and well-regarded tea growing regions. Tradition holds that it is where oolong tea was first grown and it is certainly the centre of the roasted oolongs tradition. The Wuyi mountain district is also where Lapsang Souchong was first grown. Wuyi teas are also known as Yancha, ‘rock tea’, because of the craggy mountainous terrain they are grown in.

Our Yancha is from tea gardens within the Wuyi mountain range and the Phoenix Mountain area of Guangdong Province that have been owned by the Zhou family of tea masters for generations. They grow and process the tea traditionally on small plots, each one giving a unique flavour and aroma. We source these teas directly from the Zhou family.

Fujian Bi Lo Chun

Bi Lo Chun literally means Green Snail Spring, a name referring to the coiled appearance of the leaves. The tea was originally known as Astounding Fragrance, in reference to its pungent aroma, but during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor this name was deemed too vulgar and it was changed.

Bi Lo Chun originates in Dongting in Jiangsu Privince. This version has been made using similar techniques in Zheng He county in Fujian Province, from the same cultivar used to make Jin Jun Mei.

Handmade Wuyi Wild Lapsang Souchong

An exquisite unsmoked wild Lapsang Souchong from the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian Province. Expect a fruity, naturally sweet flavour with a floral aroma, carrying no astringency and without the malty taste common to other lapsang style teas.

Handmade Wuyi Shui Xian

This is an exquisite Wuyi Rock Tea or “Yancha” from Lian Hua Peak. It is made by the Zhou family, who have been handmaking teas for generations. Harvested on 3rd May 2016 it has been carefully baked to a medium level. The flavours are complex but with sensation of boiled sweets. Try re-infusing several times.